SI: Projecting major conference bowl lineups from 2014-19

[Water Pony]

"Due to the ripple effect of both the Cotton and Chick-fil-A bowls moving up to the top tier of games and a larger shift in the conference-bowl dynamic, there will be many changes not only in partnerships, but in the way bowls and conferences do business and the way teams are selected/placed in bowls."

Conspicuously, The American is not projected at this time, but has this footnote:

"The American Athletic Conference, a.k.a. the former Big East, is largely in a holding pattern until the power-five leagues fill out their cards. Its current Nos. 2-4 bowls -- Russell Athletic, Belk and Pinstripe -- are all likely parting ways, but the Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl in St. Petersburg, Fla., remains a viable option."

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/colleg ... index.html

[The PonyGrad]

Just wait and see, eh?

[malonish]

I'm a member of the Waitensee tribe.

[redpony]

I always thought you were from that Florida tribe- where-thefockarewe.

[MustangStealth]

Aresco needs to go hard after the Liberty Bowl. This new conference lineup is in danger of losing all of their bowl tie ins and the Liberty would be a good one to add.

[BigT3x]

Beef O' Brady's Bowl is a nightmare scenario. Horrible name for a bowl, horrible venue for a football game. Furthermore, it is the most unappealing sounding restaurant I've ever heard of.

[ojaipony]

Yuck.

Would much rather prefer the Hawaii Bowl over all these.

[DanFreibergerForHeisman]

Would much rather prefer the Hawaii Bowl over all these.

I bet you're not the only one!

[SMU2007]

seriously. the c-usa bowls not looking so bad now...

[mrydel]

Then you will be happy when they all move from there to AAC.

[ponyboy]

seriously. the c-usa bowls not looking so bad now...

You must be the worrier of the family.

[max the wonder dog]

Memphis reportedly is a finalist for the MBB tourney. The conference could leverage that for a Liberty Bowl slot.

[leopold]

I've been a big supporter of JJ, but hopefully this motivates him to realize that it's win the conference or bust, bowl-wise.

[RyanSMU98]

I've been a big supporter of JJ, but hopefully this motivates him to realize that it's win the conference or bust, bowl-wise.

I hope so too. I think our ducking Baylor to make the OOC less brutal was an all-in gamble that if we go into conference less banged up we have a solid shot to win the conference and take advantage of that last auto-bid to a major bowl. If he pulls it off it looks like a springboard move for the team and the conference (and might be his swan song before retiring to Hawaii); if we tank and sneak into another bowl at 6-6 then it was yet another blown opportunity by an unengaged coach who is satisfied with mediocrity, at which point I don't see folks in a position to influence things sitting on their hands anymore. JJ becomes either a hero or is shown the door at the end of this year; I hope for all of us he rises to the occasion and covers the bet.

[couch 'em]

JJ is gone after this year no matter what